"Mirai e no Present" (未来へのプレゼント, Mirai e no Purezento, lit. "A Present for the Future") is the 35th single by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama and a collaboration with Mayo Okamoto (as "Mayo"). Written by Okamoto and Nakayama, the single was released on November 1, 1996, by King Records.[1][2][3]
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| Single by Miho Nakayama with Mayo | ||||
| from the album Treasury | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| English title | A Present for the Future | |||
| B-side | "Darlin'" | |||
| Released | November 1, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 4:27 | |||
| Label | King Records | |||
| Composer(s) | Mayo Okamoto | |||
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| Mayo Okamoto singles chronology | ||||
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Background and release
edit"Mirai e no Present" was Nakayama's second collaboration single since "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" in 1992. Co-writer Okamoto performed backing vocals on the song; she later on self-covered the song as "Will... (Mirai e no Present)" on her 1997 album Smile.
The song was used as the theme song of the Fuji TV drama series Oishī Kankei (おいしい関係, A Tasty Relationship), which also starred Nakayama. The B-side, "Darlin", was used by Astel Tokyo on a commercial that also featured Nakayama.
"Mirai e no Present" peaked at No. 6 on Oricon's weekly singles chart, becoming her last career top-10 single. It sold over 409,000 copies and was Nakayama's last single to be certified Platinum by the RIAJ.[4][5][6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Mirai e no Present" (Mirai e no Purezento (未来へのプレゼント, "A Present for the Future")) | Okamoto | Tomoji Sogawa | 4:27 | |
| 2. | "Darlin'" | Nakayama | Chika Ueda | Etsuko Yamakawa | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Mirai e no Present" (Original Karaoke) | 4:27 | |||
| 4. | "Darlin'" (Original Karaoke) | 3:55 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[7] | 6 |
Certification
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ)[6] | Platinum | 400,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "中山美穂". Idol.ne.jp. December 28, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "中山美穂 with MAYO / 未来へのプレゼント [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "未来へのプレゼント | 中山美穂 with MAYO". Mora. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "未来へのプレゼント | 中山美穂". Oricon. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "中山美穂(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ a b "Japanese single certifications – 中山 美穂 – 未来へのプレゼント" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved August 12, 2021. Select 1996年11月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ 1968-1997 オリコン チャート・ブック (in Japanese). Tokyo: Oricon. 1997. ISBN 4871310418.
External links
edit- Official website
- "Mirai e no Present" at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- "Mirai e no Present" at Discogs